Fullmetal Alchemist is also an anime, yes; they actually adapted it twice. The one closest to the manga story is the second anime, "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood." I prefer the manga for pacing and art (the artist does some amazing things with panel layout) but Brotherhood is a very solid adaptation.
Definitely check out Elantris. I've been very impressed with Brandon Sanderson so far; Elantris and his Mistborn trilogy were both very good. I'm taking a break to read shorter books and then I'm planning on tackling Way of Kings next.
As for Doctor Who, you're probably right that we won't see much of Amy, Rory, and River in S7, but I can hope! I know Amy and Rory will have a few episodes and then their final send-off from the show, but I haven't heard anything about River. I do agree she's very much like a female Doctor. Shame the whole Time War is sealed off from the rest of the universe or whatever the explanation is, or they could do some stories set during that. I'd be interested in seeing some Time Ladies during that crisis. On the other hand, a lot of what I've heard about Gallifrey and the Time Lords in the old series was not all that interesting, so maybe it's best they skip over that.
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Date: 2012-04-07 09:25 pm (UTC)Definitely check out Elantris. I've been very impressed with Brandon Sanderson so far; Elantris and his Mistborn trilogy were both very good. I'm taking a break to read shorter books and then I'm planning on tackling Way of Kings next.
As for Doctor Who, you're probably right that we won't see much of Amy, Rory, and River in S7, but I can hope! I know Amy and Rory will have a few episodes and then their final send-off from the show, but I haven't heard anything about River. I do agree she's very much like a female Doctor. Shame the whole Time War is sealed off from the rest of the universe or whatever the explanation is, or they could do some stories set during that. I'd be interested in seeing some Time Ladies during that crisis. On the other hand, a lot of what I've heard about Gallifrey and the Time Lords in the old series was not all that interesting, so maybe it's best they skip over that.